Vehicle window frame



11514,399, Patented May 2, 1922.

C. M. DWYER.

4VEHICLE WINDOW FRAME. APPLICATION FILED Ammo. 1921.

amante@ TES i' foHARLEs ivi. nwjzua,rorfLosil15Taurais., CLIFORIAEQ Tofallrwhom t may concern: 4.

`Be it known that I, CHARLES M. DwYEIi, .a

`- citizenof the United States, residing at Los yAngeles,lin Ythe countyof .Los-Angeles and State of California-,have invented new and useful Improvements in a Vehicle Window Frame, of which the following is a specifica-y tion.

My "invention relates to a window frame for'the curtains of vehicles, the principal objects of my invention being to generally of the existing types of curtainwindow frame, and to providel a frame of strongand substantial structure that may be easily .and cheaply produced and which will be very effective in performing its intended functions. Y j Y Vith the foregoing and other objects Vin view, my invention consists in certain novel features of construction and arrangement of parts, that will be hereinafter more fully described and claimed, and illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which Figure 1 is an elevational View of a curtain window frame of my improvedcon; struction with parts thereof broken away and in section.

Figure 21s an enlarged cross sectional perspective view taken approximately on th -line 2 2 of Figure 1. f

Figure 3 is a cross section of the frame and showing the curtain and glass associated therewith. Y

Figure t is a perspective view of a portion of the frame, the end portions of the frame encircling band and the plate used at the jointbetween the ends'of the band.

Referring by numerals to the accompany ing drawings, 10, 10 designate the top and bottom rails of the frame and 11, 11 the end rails; said rails being assembled to form a rectangular frame, the corners of which are preferably rounded'. I

The rails are preferably formed of woodl and formed on the marginal portionsl ofA are beads or rounded' y tion of glass 14 thatis seated in the frame.

Encircling the frame and positioned in the groove between the beads 12 is a strip or band of metal 15 that is designed to retain viirrroLE4 WrNnow rannte'.

and thejointbetween the ends offsaid' metal ate point on one of the'rails' 10.

PATENT; QFFICE? .Specification:opfLttersatent.,I v1922,71 i' Application iueapiiugust 3o, i921?. f rserigi Nol 49s,s42. l i i' i' thezrails10lan'd'11'in assembledrelationand :i i to add strength and Vstability to y.the frame Passing' through suitably'formed -aper-v f `tures in one end oftheband-are tacks yor na1ls16 the 'bodies of which areseated'in y 1 f vided with flat heads 17 that bear against f the outer face of the band. f improve upon and simplify the construction Y the rail 10 andfsaid tacks or nailsI are proprojecting ends of the Shanks are riveted i down onto'the outer sur-face of said Y Y plate achacent to the apertures therein.

If desired, plate 21 may yalso bear` the namev of'themanufacturer or selling agent` of the frame.

Vhen the ends ofthe bandl arefsecured to each other and to' one of the rails of the Y frame, A,a very strong and substantial struc@ ture is produced and the frame with a section of glass 14 seated therein may be readily arranged between" and secured to the inner edges of the inner andl outer walls vofva vehicle curtain yas illustrated in lFigure t Thus'it will be seen that I have produced f' i a relatively simple, practical and efiicient window frame fork vehicle curtains, and lthe structure of `said frame'bemgsuch thatCit may be easily and cheaply;produced. f

- While I have shown and described a substantially rectangular frame, it will be un- 'de'rstood that my vinvention contemplates the formation of frames of any desired shape eitherproun'd, oval or polygonal. Obviously, mmorchanges in the'rsize, form and construction o f the various parts of my improvedV window Vframe may be made andA f substituted for those herein shown and des scribed without departing from the spiritof y y the invention claimed. l

I claim as myinventioni Y 1. In a .vehicle curtain fwindowframe, a

`:lio series of rails assembled to form a frame, the f outer edgeV of said `lfrani'e being provided Witha continuous channel, and a metal band A.between said beads, the endsV Of which'v band ares'ecnred to each Otherfandftoysaid frame.A

' y8,* Ina vehiclecurtain WindowY frame, a

freine. composed of Wooden rails, Yal metal :band -fencirclingv ysaid frame', the ends of which band overlap each` other and fastening devices seatedin sind fraine and passing vtliroiigla the overlapping ends of; said band, and thel cnteixendls of said; 'fastening vdevices '1 `being. formed inte rivets. Y f

4;. In a vehicle curtain `Windew frame, a

frame composed of Wenden rails, a metal band encircling saidV frame,' the ends ofl Whichfban-d( Qverlapeaehother, a plate over- 'lying the overlapping ends of said band and vfastening devices passing throughv vsaid c plate, the'everlapping endsof the band, and seated in sadcframe. Y

5. In a vehicle curtain Window frame, a

seriesof Wooden rails assembled tokrform a,

substantially rectangular Y frame, a metal band encircling said frame, theY endsy of which band overlap each other and fasten-ingV devices passing. through said overlapping.

ends and seated in one ofthe rails o the frame. YY,

5 CHARLES, Mmirrnn., j 

